Recovering wallet with .dat files (no key phrases) - page 2.

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Quote from: myacre on December 30, 2021, 09:26:45 AM

I have followed the steps provided, How can I load up the wallet I have saved? The image below shows the files from bitcoin core. Thank you guys for the help you have provided me with.

Did you see the wallet with a notepad icon?

If that is what you want to backup make sure to make a copy of that file but if you want to load your old backup that is saved from a different computer just move that wallet under the wallet folder according to your image and copy your old backup and paste it to wallet folder.

Open the Bitcoin core again and it should be loaded.

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I have followed the steps provided, How can I load up the wallet I have saved? The image below shows the files from bitcoin core. Thank you guys for the help you have provided me with.

https://i.imgur.com/qgpBdx1.png

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Quote from: myacre on December 29, 2021, 05:08:18 PM

I have the original backed up on a different computer, will this suffice or do I have to back it up on the device I am currently syncing on? Also, I watched a couple tutorials on how to back it up and I am seeing people using "back up" from Bitcoin Core to achieve this. Is there another method to back it up?

Cheers!

Your other backup should be enough for keeping your wallet safe enough (the it might be safer to have at least 2 backups).

Either method should work fine as one is for when your node/wallet software is running and the other is faster for when it's not running.

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Quote from: myacre on December 29, 2021, 04:26:59 PM

I am wondering if it is possible to recover an old wallet from 2011-2013 without the key phrases. I believe I have the backup but I am not entirely sure. The folders/files I have are:

What do you mean by "key phrases", your wallet's passphrase (password)?
If you don't have it, you'll just waste your time syncing core since it will ask you the passphrase once you want to send the funds out.
Your only option is to bruteforce but you need to have some password candidates or at least some parts of it.

If you mean the "seed phrase" or "mnemonic" or "backup phrase", Bitcoin Core never supported seed phrase backup.

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Quote from: myacre on December 29, 2021, 05:08:18 PM

I have the original backed up on a different computer, will this suffice or do I have to back it up on the device I am currently syncing on? Also, I watched a couple tutorials on how to back it up and I am seeing people using "back up" from Bitcoin Core to achieve this. Is there another method to back it up?

Cheers!

First, copy the wallet.dat file to another location to attempt to open that (you don't want to destroy the only file copy you have).

Now you can download "pywallet" from Github and use that to print the private keys inside the wallet file. This only works if the wallet is not encrypted, or it's encrypted and you have the password.

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Code:

# First enter the .bitcoin folder using 'cd'
python pywallet.py –-dumpwallet –-wallet=wallet.dat

Download links to python and pywallet:
https://github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet
http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.2/python-2.7.2.msi

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Quote from: PawGo on December 29, 2021, 04:49:31 PM

Anytime, even now.
After synchronisation Bitcoin Core should display updated balance, transactions etc. And then it will be possible to move coins to other wallet.
But there is also other solution: without waiting for full synchronisation (download of full blockchain) you my try to dump private keys and import them into other, maybe more user friendly client, like Electrum.
Google for command ’dumpprivkeys’, you need to do something like:
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/5933

I have the original backed up on a different computer, will this suffice or do I have to back it up on the device I am currently syncing on? Also, I watched a couple tutorials on how to back it up and I am seeing people using "back up" from Bitcoin Core to achieve this. Is there another method to back it up?

Cheers!

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Anytime, even now.
After synchronisation Bitcoin Core should display updated balance, transactions etc. And then it will be possible to move coins to other wallet.
But there is also other solution: without waiting for full synchronisation (download of full blockchain) you my try to dump private keys and import them into other, maybe more user friendly client, like Electrum.
Google for command ’dumpprivkeys’, you need to do something like:
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/5933

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Quote from: myacre on December 29, 2021, 04:41:03 PM

Should I back it up after I synch?

Do it before (as soon as possible) just in case. The syncing process is quite intense on drives and may cause problems. I'd recommend shutting down core first too if you're still syncing and waiting for the shutdown box to go before fiddling with copying the wallet.dat in case core keeps a lock on it until it's completely finished shutting down.

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Should I back it up after I synch?

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Wallet.dat is the file you are looking for.
Do the backup of that file before you start playing with recovery!

myacre

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Hello all,

I am wondering if it is possible to recover an old wallet from 2011-2013 without the key phrases. I believe I have the backup but I am not entirely sure. The folders/files I have are:

blocks (file folder)
chainstate (file folder)
database (file folder)
testnet3 (file folder)
.lock
banlist.dat
db.txt
debug.txt
fee_estimates.dat
mempool.dat
peers.dat
wallet.dat

I am currently synching Bitcoin Core to maybe help locate the wallet address first.

Not really sure what I am dealing with here so hopefully I can get some insight on this situation.

Thanks in advance! Grin

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